WHICH CONGOLESE LANGUAGE SHOULD YOU LEARN BEFORE VISITING CONGO DRC?
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- WHICH CONGOLESE LANGUAGE SHOULD YOU LEARN BEFORE VISITING CONGO DRC?
Hello family!
I encounter a lot of questions from you about what language to learn if you want to visit the DRC one day. In this video, I give you some concept on what language is best to start with if you have never been in Congo at all. More than 400 languages are spoken in Congo but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. As you all know, I loveee sharing Congo with you and this video is a step forward in familiarising you guys with the country. It is important that we know our history!! I hope you enjoy and I hope this video inspires you to do your part in changing the image of Africa. As always, your thoughts are welcomed, so feel free to put them down in the comments!
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You have no idea how popular is the songs from your country in the coast of Colombia, they love it, I like really Mbilia bel and lokassa ya mbongo
Be blessed buddy
Actually my favorite Language in DRC is Swahili and that's because I speak Swahili; Also Lingala is my second favorite although I don't speak it, but when I listen to people who speak Lingala, It gives me the hunger to learn it because it sounds good. I am from the Eastern of DR.Congo, but I live in USA now. Shout out to #CongoTalks243
Amazing! I love Swahili too! I’m learning it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts 🙌🏾🙌🏾
I can relate...I also get that feeling when I hear Lingala but it's also my second favorite from DRC... ninajifunza Kiswahili sasa.
Maádu87Kóóga I watched your videos you are doing great 👍🏾 job, especially Swahili because is the one I understood. Also I heard you say that you were inspired by DRCONGO’ s Swahili; I really appreciate you because DRCONGO’s Swahili is the one I speak. So, thank you so much! Your videos are so good.
@@arsenemuhindo Asante sana
@@arsenemuhindo unatoka sehemu gani ya Kongo?
I'm African-American. Channels like yours really help me learn about my heritage. I speak English, Japanese, and some Spanish. I'm glad I watched your video because I thought learning French or Swahili would be the most beneficial language to learn for when I go to Zambia and Congo DRC. I love the way Kikongo sounds though. I'd love to learn them all, but I have to be realistic. I didn't know Lingala was sung in most Congolese music. This video had many gems.
Ok so which language did you think Congolese sing in their songs
You gonna be good in Zambia they speak English 🙏🏾 have a good trip
Kiswahili is the good choice spoken in more than 14 countries easy and simple to understand a non-colonial language
I my opinion, it would have also helped for the Congolese government to have officiated the English language as well...
That's a good idea. But only the younger generation of the Congolese people could speak and understand the English language.
(I hope that my comment isn't offensive to you)
For a foreigner swahili is a much easier option, because lingala is a tonal language, but tons are not marked in the script, whereas swahili does not have tones due to its arabic influence.
No true lingala is easier to understand and its doen t belong to a major tribe it s why its for everybody
guys as a congolese born and raise in the country am telling you to learn french too. cause if your going to study or live in there french will help you too especially in the capital that where you hear alot of french every where is french french french
Whatever. Who told you in the capital is French everywhere? Yo oyebi kinshasa . Osi ofandaa na kin? Francais elobamaka kaka na cadre moko formel kasi bisika nyonso tolobaka lingala
As a Congolese from East I would suggest that every congolese learn Lingala. It's easy to learn and it's the most popular language in DRC. I love Swahili more than anything but let's be fare to everyone Lingala is the way to unite us❤
Nonsense ... No one from Ouest can say that for swahili...weak spirit
Great, Awesome Video with full of enlightenment.
I speak Lingala, Swahili and French, I find no problem while moving through my mother land! I love your shows about our home. Thank you
That’s amazing! And glad you enjoy the videos.
Goof
Wow ur Muslim from Congo
May i have your contact please. I want to visit congo soon
Hello family!
I encounter a lot of questions from you about what language to learn if you want to visit the DRC one day. In this video, I give you some context on what language is best to start with if you have never been in Congo at all.
I hope you enjoyed, and do let me know in the comments what your language preference is.
One love ❤️
I am from India and I want to learn swahilli how can this possible
@@AmitKumarcivilengg hello, you Can use dualingo application,
Great vid. I've watched a couple of your 'learn to speak Kikongo' vids. They're awesome.
I'm of Jamaican descent and as you know, thanks to the Transatlantic slave trade, we lost our African languages. I'm envious of you that you can speak your languages.
To anybody reading this, make sure that you cherish whatever native language you speak.
Oh I’m glad you enjoyed the Kikongo videos. 😊 Thank you for watching and leaving your thoughts.
On point post thank you keep it up
Fely ozali kitoko ❤ I am from Namibia 🇳🇦 and love Lingala language
One thing, you make it fun :-)
Thank you for showing things the way they are instead of these people who spend their time on you tube to talk about nonsense.
The congolese musicians we know include Koko Kimbangu Luxembourg, Ngwashi Kapaya Flamme, Japonais Maladi, Arc En Ciel, Thierry Mogratana, Sarah Solo, etc... besides, i see you got a Guitar 🎸 behind you. 😊 Thanks for creating this channel. I'm heading into the DRC in a few weeks time, so looking to brush up some Lingala real quick. i already had some french lessons while i was in Paris last year.
You telling the truth hundred percent
Very Good Video. Thanks!
Anytime!
We need to end tribalism in Congo. We blame Europeans all we like but this is one of the major reasons we are not progressing compared to other countries.
Praying for our country. We need to stick together not be divided. People already asking for balkanization 😟
We need to stay together!!! Congolese wake up!
Merci Felicity for this video. Lingala, Kikongo and Swahilli for me to speak more in DRC.😊 This will help me for my future travel to DRC,Kinshasa. x
The pleasure is all mine! Wishing you success in learning! 😊🙌🏾
@@CongoTalks243 Merci sis, I really appreciate it. Have a blessing weekend. Take care.😊x
You have a very good accent in English! I watch your videos a lot! Maybe you went to the American Cali School in Kinshasa?
Oh my God! the similarities we share with you guys, even the way you talk. There is a slight difference in your accent, it sounds a bit like patois but mostly it sounds like the accent we have in Kenya. It was so great hearing you talk! And yeah, we've always known Lingala as a music genre 😄
What about her speech sounds like Patois?
Proudly muluba. Tshiluba is also good to learn if you want to go congo
Greetings from Washington, DC. I lived and worked for 4 years in Kinshasa. I only learned French and just few words of Lingala. And yes, with the everyday Congolese I spoke only French. But I would still love to learn Lingala.
Hey Willie!
How nice to know.
Hope you had a good time in Kinshasa :)
I Speak Lingala, Kikongo, English, French and Portuguese. My Dad is Congolese and My mum is Congolese/Angolan. I’m currently being taught Swahili by my girlfriend who is from Tanzania. I really want to learn Tshiluba too!
That’s amazing!!! Kudos to you!
@@CongoTalks243 Thank you! I was born and raised in London, I’m 23 but growing up I was hella ignorant. I never wanted to visit Congo but now; I almost feel like I won’t really find peace if I don’t walk the land my ancestors once crossed.
I found your channel today, I’m glad, I’ve already watched like 10 different videos lol. Big ratings to you though, such a great energy, absolutely beautiful too. ( let’s hope my girlfriend don’t see this 😂)
Do you live in Congo?
@@gd6161 Hahah I’m sure your girlfriend will know this is a lighthearted compliment. I’m based in Australia for now but I grew up in Congo. I would highly encourage you to visit home at least once. Thank you for the encouraging words and I’m glad you find the videos valuable. Blessings to you and yours 🙌🏾😊🤩
@@CongoTalks243 Right back at you too b. Merry Christmas love ❤️🖤.
Also I recent came across a song in Tshiluba, it’s my favourite song rn - Tshala Muana - Lekela Muadi
Send me your top Congolese songs in Tshiluba or Kikongo, old school stuff. Not mainstream, I’ve heard most of them b
@@CongoTalks243 Are there many Congolese people around the part of Australia you’re at?
I am from Nigeria, Tiv by tribe, my people believe that they originated from Congo!
Wow I never knew that. Do you speak Tiv? If yes, have you ever listened to Lingala and Kikongo and did you find similarities in it with your language.
BTW I'm from Cross River State 🇳🇬 ♥
@@czas4 No, I haven't heard those languages before. But I'll research then online .
@@faithyagbenor8749 you right , i always thought that we are same People, Just you gus on english side, we on the french side , but still the same People...
A very good question
Very good information to consider
Glad it could be of use! Thanks for watching 😇🙏🏾
@@CongoTalks243 You are welcome
It differs with what you want. If you are into entertainment you can go for lingala. But if you wanna do projects or business hang around swahili people my brother
I have been thinking Lingala is just music genre.Thanks for enlighting me
I a m from katanga (kolwezi ), at that side the most spoken language is swahili
Please put up a class for Lingala learners ooo my sis. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you!
I am learning Kikongo, partly because I am interested in the use of Kikongo words in the languages of the African diaspora (e.g. Brazilian Portuguese, Cuban Spanish, Haitian Creole, Gullah in the United States, etc.). One thing that I have noticed is that the four national languages of the DRC are all from the Bantu language family, and therefore have some similarities. (I can recognize Lingala and Swahili words that are similar to Kikongo.) I imagine that if someone learns one of these languages and then decides to learn another, the learning curve will be much easier because of the similarities.
Yes, indeed they all are Bantu languages with similarities. 😊
My people got sent to South Carolina and Georgia from Congo or Angola during the Maafa so I know we are related somehow most Black people in those states are part Bantu.
I'm a Ghanaian-German and I would like to learn Lingala, but at the moment I'm improving my English by writing and speaking to people. My next language which I want to learn is French, because if we look at Africa there are more French speaking countries than English speaking countries. I speak Twi (a language from Ghana 🇬🇭), English, German and a little bit French.
My favourite Languages are Kikongo and Lingala the languages I would Love to learn when I visit Congo
I encourage you! They’re both beautiful 🙌🏾😇
Learn Kikongo. It is harder as it is a very strong language but it really is beautiful.
@@kongolese4693 yes thank you
Litondo my sister Félicity.
I'am a caraibean who want to learn Kikongo and Lingala,, because our ancestors came from Kongo while slavery , carry away by Christianity who changed in hebrew the bible written in Kikongo.and Lingala ,(mayim, malaka, kanga ,alleluyah ...etc)
NKEMBO NA KONGO.
I encourage you, brother!
They are both beautiful languages!
Nkembo 🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 .mayim. malakar. oyo lisusu nini on aura tout entendu sur CZcams
@@imhotep1613 MAYIM H4325 (lingala ) not hebrew.
KONGO H2289 (Kikongo ) not hebrew..
ALLELUYAH (Lingala ) not hebrew.
@@imhotep1613 KANGA H2296 (to close, Lingala ) NOT HEBREW.
@@pierreyvesfredonie626 ozoloba nini yo ??? KiHebrew eyei kosala nini . Ozo liboma 😂😂
I think one should learn Lingala and have the some base of French. Lingala is mixed with French at times 🤦🏿♀️😂
Kiswahili is good as well because it has some Bantu words in it…
I like your map that shows the regions of congo where the languages are spoken. I wonder if there is a map that shows how far kikongo spreads into Angola and French congo. Same with lingala, I suppose the spread of Swahili, which might have the largest spread over Eastern Africa. Anyways, thanks for the info, I appreciate your efforts on this channel. Wouldn't it have been interesting if the Kingdom of Kongo could have had their country with lines that followed tribal and language lines -- I know, big topic about colonialism.
I just started learning Swahili, and I'd like to tackle Lingala next.
I am Kenyan and speak both Lingala and Kiswahili fluently and passable French since I was 17 years old but I have never visited Congo. What a shame. 😢
Me too!!!!!!! I’m learning Kiswahili as well and will be learning Lingala next too
I saw a video of children singing in "cangolese" (that's what it said in the comments) then I decided to learn because the language was SO SO beautiful. but now I don't know what language it is, because there are many 😂
Mbote: I like your video. After listening to you I decided that I will learn Lingala first. Melesi and Nzambi a Mpungu pambola yo.
Mbote! Yes, glad I could provide some insights! Shared blessings! 🤩🙌🏾
You've made a great choice! Lingala sounds so elegant and sexy and almost every Zaureois/ Congolais can understand it a bit.
I would like to learn more of lingala,
Yes. As an indigenous women in America sitting on my land. I too don’t walk around speaking American. Just because they say it’s America the Land is NOT. The colonizers just here stilll.
I am a Kenyan...I love Lingala
I love Kiswahili, easy and widely spoken in several countries in Africa.
But Lingala sounds much more beautiful than Swahili. Swahili is known for its very rough origin
@@benedictiongarcon8468 à part la musique qu'est-ce que le lingala à d'autres à offrir, le swahili c'est l'avenir mon cher nous avons 6 pays limitrophes qui parle le swahili jamais le lingala dominera le swahili car le swahili et entrain de c'est répandre aussi grâce à sa musique comme la musique de Diamond, en plus le swahili et riche en grammaire plus que le lingala, je suis moi même kinois j'habite à Lubumbashi ici papa si tu viens avec ton lingala tu ne feras pas longue feux
@Sally Ann hahaha. If you are a honest person you would admit that, to a neutral listener, Lingala sounds far more sweeter than Swahili. You guys always say 'Fanya kazi' 'fanya kazi!!!'. Just listen to how terrible it sounds. In Lingala however we say 'Sala Mosala' now tell me which of these two sounds harsher and rough?
@@benedictiongarcon8468 You're against Swahili so much. Why not French, the language of Leopold II of Belgium?. Swahili is spoken by over 100m people in several countries and like Lingala, is a Bantu language, unlike your Pa-Zande or Ngbandi and Ngbaka which belong to Ubangian languages.
I guess Lingala for you is very important. Otherwise you could be mistaken to be from South Sudan or Central African Republic if you don't speak it.
@@konuchtulelach1982 Yea Ubangian, but quite similar in vocabulary to Lingala than Swahili plus numerous words are same in both languages. Swahili is a l language that was used to capture and sold our people by arabs and their 'Bantu' collaborators
If you say this to a divisive Congolese they would get mad for saying something that's obvious. Lingala is widely understood all throughout the two Congos
Faux débat.
Aujourd'hui plus de 60% de congolais parlent Swahili chaque seconde.
Notamment dans les provinces peuplées du congolais.
LES VILLES DE PLUS D'1Million d'habitants comme Lubumbashi plus de 4million 99% parle Kiswahili, Goma 2.5million 100% ;Bukavu 100% parlent swahili, kisangani 60% , Butembo,Likasi,Kolwezi,Kindu,butembo,Beni,Bunia,Kalemi,...
À part ça en Bujimayi et Kananga on en parle également.
C est le plus grand mensonge jamais usite
Kinshasa seule compte pres de 20 millions d habitants alors mon frere un peu d objectivite
Elle est partiale ... Même à Kinshasa où je suis on parle swahili....au-délà de ça toutes les grandes villes (à grande démographie) congolaises parlent swahili
is it possible to do a video on Lilonga surnames and their meaning and perhaps the history of the name and who they are organized or made? thank you so much
Kikongo I want to learn it
No one lie to you in DRC if you are coming as she said at the end Just learn Lingala and Kiswahili. If you want to visit west learn lingala if you want to visit east learn kiswahili.
I will come in congo
Which audio CD would be best to learn basic to advanced Congonese language?
As a muhemba I say Swahili. It's more spoken
Hi, I am coming to congo in next week. I am indian. Is this congo is safe for indian. I like your video.
Good one 😄😄😄....
400 ahhhhhhhhh .
Give me French ooo
French is taught in France, they should look after their language themselves 😂😂😤
Tshiluba is too hard to learn for me so i stick to my Lingala. And if i am going to visit anywhere in DRC ,it will be Kinshasa.
You're limited 😢 ask for those who travel
@@bienvenukichambaomar5067 And what do you mean by this? Who is limited?
I'm totally new 2drc
Loba lingala yaya tika boye ehhhh 😁😁😁I love lingala 💯
I love ❤️ Swahili better than Lingala
@@fcafricanunion9915 kasi lakisa nga ehh 😁💯
Ndombolo yasolo and nakusema nakutaka songs
❤❤
I speak french in congo
Are there any good apps that teach you lingala ?
Sister when you remove dialects from your 400 list you will have around 10 languages in DRC. A dialect is just an accent . Scottish speaking is no a new english it is an accent just like yaka, yombe are kiKongo dialects in drc. I am from Congo Brazzaville where we have only 4 languages that includes many dialects. Lari(yaka),Bembe,Vili or loangu(yombe),kituba are among kiKongo dialects in Congo Brazzaville. From bandundu to matadi people speak only one language which is kiKongo but they speak it with many different accents.God bless both United Congo.
Agreed. Wonder why people still believe it's 400+ languages and not ascents and minor dialect difference.
Correct. I think u Kongos came from Kasai area originally especially as they all sound the same.
Actually, they are languages. Calling them dialects is just a way of Eurocentric scholars trying to downplay the many languages Africans have. Why are they not calling Catalan a dialect. They call it a language, while it is way too similar to Spanish.
Why would you make a European language your official language?
For the same reason that you are speaking English :)
@@CongoTalks243 slavery, colonized and enslaved.
I ask myself that question all the time, the congo do not need French to move forward or to grow economically, French is there to create language problems to the population, and one day I'm gonna change that the French government must go, lingala will become the official language
Bro Lingala should be among the official Languages but french should remain we also need to be international. We cannot limit ourselves locally. Though se need to value our own languages especially Lingala ❤
the world is english.. those who control power and wealth and social power as well..if you lift a sign written in french, you think the world would care?@@fistonmuhiwa3368
Kinshasa malembe! Banani bataki batembe na zaiko na nga ewolo! Zaiko malembe!
Hello. I'm from Korea and I'm interested in linguistic landscape of the world in general. And my knowledge was that the elites of DRC speak French and also there are four Congolese languages that are officially recognized and promoted on the national level. And I heard that people speak a mixture of Lingala and French in Kinshasa. Also there is a famous family here who are originally of Congolese descent. The middle child named Jonathan runs a rather popular youtube channel(all of his videos are in Korean.) He speaks some French but he is not good at English. Which is why I was surprised to see this video which is in English and not French, or any other Congolese languages for that matter. I'm very curious as to know how does CongoTalk243 speak flawless English as if it's her native language. So my question is - Is it common for people in DRC to speak English as fluently as the girl in the video does? I wonder anyone would read this long ass comment but if you did and know the answer please let me know! 😊
Hello, most Congolese who are born in DRC, especially in Kinshasa (which is the capital) speak a mixture of Lingala and French on a daily basis. Some of them speak one of the 4 national languages depending on the region they're coming from. In eastern DRC, people mainly speak a mixture of Swahili and English. Those who speak English fluently were mostly either born in DRC and then moved to a foreign country or were born abroad.
To sum up, the majority of Congolese speak French rather than English because we were colonized by Belgium (which is a French speaking country)
Hope this helps :)
@@natnathan9656 Thanks! It's funny that your name should be Nathan..... Because there is this most popular and famous Congolese person in Korea whose name is Jonathan.
@@user-pt3ms3ye5z wow! Funny right? 😂
Jonathan and Nathan are popular names in the Congolese community, that's why :)
I love South Korea..
What a beautiful country....
Seoul and Busan are my favorite cities..
I'm from Zimbabwe but living in Johannesburg south Africa
She s living in england
I want to learn because my sister have a boyfriend fron congo and he's here for year in New York and work and he say don't speak inglés only a little and im Spanish
Where can I learn all 4 languages
Soki nalingi kokende mboka Congo liboso nakoyekola lingala monoko kitoko,nalingi ango koleka.Oh my........! Lingala all the way btw Kazadi 'hope I got that name right'is there any different between Swahili and Kingwana in Congo?
Yes, Kazadi is right. Kingwana is a version of Swahili that’s spoken in the South-East DRC. It’s slightly different to the one spoken in other Eastern part of DRC.
Ok! just like in Kenya the coastal Swahili differ from the mainland one
I'm from Cameroon. I was enjoying a Tshala Muana song "Cicatrice d'amour" of my childhood, then I observe that the words in this song are not sounding like the Lingala language I usually hear in all congolese songs as I know that this singer womand is from DRC. That's why I diceded to farther my research on Tshala Muana and I'm surprise to descover other major languages in DRC. Let me say that, here in Cameroon we all people thing that in DRC there only Lingala and French and personnally I know many congolese here in Douala-Cameroon and, they always speak in Lingala togather and with us, just in french.
Thanks for this video. Hope you'll find a moment to make another video in wich you'll try to pronounce some words in everyone of all this 5 Languages, thank you again.
Hi! The pleasure is all mine! And thank you for sharing this insight. I have a few videos where I attempt to speak the different languages. Do check them via the links below when you have time. Blessings 🙌🏾
czcams.com/video/xyWERJ5Svwk/video.html
czcams.com/video/73UcGr_4od4/video.html
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Tshala muana sings in Tshiluba
@@africaine4889 Kikasai.
@@VIVIHESS 🤷🏾♀️
@@VIVIHESS tshiluba is a language Luba is a tribe and kasai is Provence
UMAMA KONGO,IS STRONG AND BEUTIFUL UMAMA KONGO
Nkembo 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@@CongoTalks243 BEFORE THE 2CENTURY UMAMAKONGO IS THE WHOLE BANTU WHOLE AFRIKA,MAAFRIKA IS LUBA KONGOAFTER LUBA IS NGALA O LNGALA,IS THE GALATHEAN IN THE BIBLE ,KONGO IS NOT 1PISSS A KINGDOM OR 1PIISSS A GROUND,KONGO IS THE WHOLE AFRKA,FRENCH AND INGLISH DISTROYS THE CULTURE AND AUTHONOMY TO KONGO KINGDOM,KONGO KINGDOM START IN 17 OR 18 CENTURY IN BIBLIOTEC,OR HISTORY,LIE BIG LIE,KONGO IS THE WHOLE AFRIKA,
I’m hear to learn my ancestors are from DRC 🇨🇩
Welcome to the family!
Proud to be part honestly I never knew exactly where we come from and now that I know definitely going to dive into the culture and teach my children
It's important to cherish where your ancestors came from, DRC. Im doing the same and even learning the Tshiluba bantu language from DRC. This chanel is helping a lot. I'm gratefully.
youtube.com/@lubaclassboard7743
Superb
Iam from India I want to learn Swahlli language can any body help me how to learn and speak Swahlli language
Yes bro, jambo
Lingala and if u go to eastern Congo swahili
I agree 🙌🏾🙌🏾
And Lubumbashi you must learn swahili
My great great grandfather was stolen from the Congos I'm rooted in America but I know where my soul originated and I would like to learn the language of my people.. can someone point me in the right direction
That can be said for almost any land where people moved around. It’s good to know old languages but many die out, change etc. even in America 🇺🇸 the natives had multiple waves of people come from Eurasia and the pacific and a later wave that wiped people out. Even natives themselves moved around. This is not to say colonists didn’t do a huge number on making that transition much faster as the natives died en masse so quickly from disease 🦠 and war. But even Africa the languages shifted too with and without colonizers. Just a thought
It's not an interesting story... our history. But sure I can direct you to learn a language from Congo. The language is called Tshiluba. This chanel,
(Link below) teaches it really well, I'm also learning. I wish you the best of luck. It's beautiful. The channel is
Luba Classboard
youtube.com/@lubaclassboard7743
THE TRUTH IS: Most Congolese are ashamed to Say "I don't speak French" than just pretending, because it's the Official Academic language even today. Sad.
This is the case with the whole continent of Africa, we still use colonial languages for academics. This is an interesting but completely different topic tho.
Would like to learn Lingala. But can one learn Lingala without French? Because there are lots of French words mixed. Even the Congolese Swahili is mixed with French and other Bantu languages, and some words are interchanged.
That's a good question and you've got a point. I'd say yes it's possible to learn Lingala without French. You'll just have to ask whoever you're speaking with to repeat what they say without the French. Usually, it's not even that much French included, just 1 or two French words per Lingala sentence.
@@CongoTalks243 Asante sana. nacomprendraki (nasimbaki?). Now that i am speaking to you here, i am requesting for your assistance, please. What is the meaning of the word "boye" and where do you classify someone with the surname "Mbala". Bakongo, Baluba, Bangala, etc?
Once again asante sana (thank you so much) for being my good Mwalimu(teacher)
@@konuchtulelach1982 Boye means ”like this” or "like that" but it can also mean a lot of things depending on the concept in which you’re using it. That’s the confusing part of teaching Lingala to someone. Because most of our Lingala words can mean different things. But glad you’re open to try to learn. Also "Mbala " comes from the Bangala tribe.
@@jonathanmusubao9000 Thank you so much. I have been trying to use a translator, but all in vain. Thanks also for the Mbala name.
Are the Bangala and Mongo one? It confuses me because i read that there is a Bangala language spoken in the north and north-eastern DRC, that is different from Lingala.
@@konuchtulelach1982 It is very confusing indeed, but let me try. The Bangala and Mongo are two different tribes. Fun fact: Lingala is actually originated from the Bangala tribe which means that they speak the pure and proper Lingala. It’s the lingala that is not mixed-up with French words. It even sounds a bit different. The mongo tribe speaks mongo. Hope this helps.
KIBEMBE is my favorite language, no cap
That’s great! 😀
No one said those 4 national languages are beautiful and favorite languages.
The host talked about national languages so what does her topic have to do kibembe an ethnic forest language?? Who cares about this bush mayi-mayi uncivilized language?
caligula julius at 4:50 she said, “let me know your favourite Congolese language”.
Alway finish watching the video before u comment 🤦🏾♂️😂😂
@@Samuel-oo4em No matter what she said. That kibembe thing kinda language should be your favorite in your forest not on CZcams
caligula julius , what u just said doesn’t make any sense, what is your problem?
French ♥️
What does the name kapinga mean in congo??
Swahili is the best language and more spoken in Drc. And in East Africa.
Lingala is the most spoken
@@arnolddayday4565 i am consolese, il confirm that Swahili is the first language of 60 % consolese, but lingala is more spoken only in Kinshasa, mbandaka, bumba, and kisangani..
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Kisangani they speak swahili
@@arnolddayday4565
Swahili is the most spoken
What of Kasai?
Do you guys had a king by the name of mambo??
Actually swahili is only biggest language in Africa. Is also chosed as a panafricain language.
Ligala seems to be used only in drc. That why I don't know why we will learn lingala.
The statistics show that SWAHILI is the most growing language in the earth know tweeter and Netflix want to use it in their platforms.
Two things are true here:
1. Swahili is more widely spoken in Africa.
2. Lingala is more widely spoken in Congo.
The rest is not important and you are free to speak any language you like, it is a free world. :)
@@CongoTalks243 thx for unitiative
Love your videos
Swahili is popular in east Africa and not whole of Africa. Not all of us are panAfricanists.
You should learn Lingala for the same reason Swedish people learn Swedish and Japanese people learn Japanese and South Koreans learn Korean.
@@listenup2882 il learn swahili too as a Congolese language
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Kinandi
I'm a swahili speaker so I'm a little biased
The same
Hi
KING KONKO WAS DIE 33 AS
Swahili
Which language is the word 'Mbongi' is used?
Kikongo
Where shud I check 2learn 'Lingala'
try fsi language course. it has a basic lingala study course with tapes available for free.
TSHILUBA?
mine is mike kalambay
How comes they you speak English there?
Am a Ugandan in lingala language, How do u say,your so sweet like pineapple juice?
We say oza kitoko ndeti jus ya anana lmao
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